Big Daddy's Diner

1596 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10028, 212-717-2020, www.bigdaddysnyc.com Big Daddy’s Diner has a bit of an identity crisis. It tries to look 50’s retro but the music and wall décor speak more of the 70’s and 80’s. No matter the decade, the fact that there are nearly twice as many “kitchy” decorative pieces strewn around than necessary doesn’t hide the peeling paint, cracked pipes wrapped